It was quite the impact from Brown, signed away from the Brooklyn Nets last offseason in free agency. In a stretch starting with just over five minutes left, he made a running layup, sank a couple of free throws, hit a pullup jumper and scored driving to the basket. The lead shrank to as few as five points before Murray scored or assisted on 10 consecutive points. You can’t just focus on me or ‘Jok.’ You have to guard everybody, and tonight was another example.”ĭenver led by 10 when Jokic picked up his fifth foul with 9:24 left in the fourth. “We got a bunch of guys that can come into the game and impact it. “Bruce can hoop,” said Murray, who scored 15 points. Rookie Christian Braun - whose last name is also pronounced like “Brown” - scored 15 points in Game 3 on Wednesday. It was the second time in as many games an unheralded Nuggets player helped seal a victory. He was aggressive, got to the basket, made shots and tonight was an impressive performance.” “They were giving Jamal so much attention that, let’s get Jamal off the ball, let Bruce make some plays.

“Bruce Brown in the fourth quarter was amazing,” coach Michael Malone said. Brown shot 4 of 5 from the field and scored 11 points in the fourth quarter alone, playing a major role in fending off the Heat without Jokic on the floor for several minutes. “The other four players were going to have to make plays,” Brown said. Knowing the Heat would focus on trying to take Jamal Murray out of the game, Brown put his mind to being assertive - and it worked. He was at his best after Nikola Jokic exited early in the fourth quarter because of foul trouble, helping the Nuggets weather the storm instead of blowing another double-digit lead. He has them one win from their first championship in franchise history.īruce Brown scored 21 points off the bench to help Denver beat the Miami Heat 108-95 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night. MIAMI (AP) - What can Brown do for the Denver Nuggets?

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